Edgar Ramirez

This week I interviewed Edgar, a grandfather of two, with two books already under his belt.

Edgar is also part of the Supporting Indie Authors team and has his own weekly interviews at

https://www.edgarramirezauthor.com/interviews

However this article is about Edgar, who kindly sat down and allowed me to interview him! Shall we see what Edgar’s been up too and what he has coming up!

Hello Edgar, welcome to your interview, it’s time to get nosey! Let’s start with a little bit about yourself!

​I was born and raised in New York City, and am currently living in Livingston, New Jersey with my wife, Jeanne. I have two grown sons and recently, the wife and I became grandparents for the second time. They are the biggest reasons I wanted to get my books published. I work as a computer specialist at a public-school system by day, and I write at night. I consider myself a storyteller, more than an author. The distinction, I would prefer to be amongst the crowd, telling the story, instead of alone in a room, writing it. During my downtime, I enjoy photography, fishing, and nature walks. During fishing trips with my dad, I would often go off on nature walks on my own. Whether on the sand dunes by the seashore or in the woodlands by a lake, I enjoyed taking in the sights and sounds of nature. These experiences inspired the settings for my books.

Nature sounds like it inspired you greatly. What got you into writing?

I am the youngest of four brothers and as a youngster, they encouraged me to draw. I enjoyed taking what was in my imagination and putting it to paper. As I got older, books opened a new world to me where I could see the places and characters, that authors wrote about in my imagination. My favourite genre is fantasy, and a close second is sci-fi. I remember picking up a copy of The Hobbit and being transported to the world of Middle Earth. From that point on I was hooked. I found that drawing what was in my imagination only provided a snapshot of a scene. What I wanted to do was tell the whole story my imagination had conjured up. I started storytelling my ideas to my young sons and noting what worked and what didn’t. Before I knew it I had my first short story.

To read more about Edgar please find his interview at https://www.elizabethnharris.net/post/edgar-ramirez